Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages
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1 Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages Updated by: Rick Oches, Professor of Geology & Environmental Sciences Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts Based on slides prepared by: Ronald L. Parker, Senior Geologist Fronterra Geosciences Denver, Colorado
2 The Theory of Glaciation! Louis Agassiz, a Swiss geologist, observed glaciers.! He saw glaciers as agents of landscape change. " They carried sand, mud, and huge boulders long distances. " They dropped these materials, unsorted, upon melting.! He realized that glaciers could explain erratic boulders. Fig. 18.1
3 The Theory of Glaciation! Agassiz proposed that an ice age had frozen Europe. " Ice sheets covered land. " Ice carried and dropped: #Fine-grained unsorted sediment. #Erratic boulders.
4 The Theory of Glaciation! When first proposed, Agassiz s idea was criticized.! By the 1850s, many geologists agreed that he was right.! Agassiz saw evidence for a North American ice age.
5 ! Glaciers Glaciers and Ice Ages " Thick masses of recrystallized ice #Last all year long #Flow via gravity #Mountain and continental " Presently cover ~10% of Earth #During ice ages, coverage expands to ~30%. " The most recent ice age ended ~11 ka. " Covered New York, Montreal, London, and Paris. " Ice sheets were hundreds to thousands of meters thick. Fig
6 Ice: The Water Mineral! Ice is solid water (H 2 O).! Forms when water cools below the freezing point.! Natural ice is a mineral; it grows in hexagonal crystals. Fig. 18.2a, c
7 Forming a Glacier! Conditions that are necessary to form a glacier: " Cold local climate (polar latitudes or high elevation). " Snow must be abundant and accumulate in winter; more snow must fall than melts in the subsequent summer. Fig. 18.2b
8 Glaciers! Thick masses of recrystallized ice! Two categories of glaciers: mountain and continental Geology at a Glance
9 Mountain Glaciers! Flow from high to low elevation in mountain settings.! Include a variety of types: " Cirque glaciers fill mountain-top bowls. " Valley glaciers flow like rivers down valleys. " Mountain ice caps cover peaks and ridges. " Piedmont glaciers spread out at the end of a valley. Fig. 18.3a, b
10 Mountain Glaciers! Flow from high to low elevation in mountain settings.! Include a variety of types: " Ice caps cover peaks and ridges. " Piedmont glaciers spread out at the end of a valley. Fig. 18.3c, d
11 Continental Glaciers Ice Sheets! Vast ice sheets covering large land areas.! Ice flows outward from thickest part of sheet.! Two major ice sheets remain on Earth: " Greenland " Antarctica Fig. 18.4
12 ! How do glaciers move? Movement of Glacial Ice " Basal sliding. #Significant quantities of meltwater forms at base of glacier. #Water decreases friction, ice slides along substrate. " Plastic deformation. Fig. 18.7a
13 ! How do glaciers move? Movement of Glacial Ice " Plastic deformation occurs below about 60 m depth. #Grains of ice change shape slowly. #New grains form while old grains disappear. #Crevasses form at surface upper zone too brittle to flow. Fig. 18.5
14 ! Why do glaciers move? Movement of Glacial Ice " The pull of gravity is strong enough to make ice flow. #A glacier moves in the direction of its surface slope. #The ice base can flow up a local incline. Fig. 18.6a
15 Glacial Advance and Retreat! Glaciers behave like bank accounts for water.! Zone of accumulation area of net snow addition. " Colder temperatures prevent melting. " Snow remains across the summer months.! Zone of ablation area of net ice loss.! Zones meet at the equilibrium line. Fig. 18.7b
16 Glacial Advance and Retreat! Toe the leading edge of a glacier! Ice always flows downhill, even during toe retreat. Geology at a Glance
17 Ice in the Sea! In polar regions, glaciers flow out over ocean water. " Tidewater glaciers valley glaciers entering the sea " Ice shelves continental glaciers entering the sea " Sea ice nonglacial ice formed of frozen seawater Fig. 18.9a
18 Ice in the Sea! Floating ice is normally four fifths beneath the waterline.! Floating ice exhibits a variety of shapes and sizes. " Iceberg greater than 6 m above water " Ice shelves yield tabular bergs. Fig. 18.9b, c
19 Ice in the Sea! Large areas of the polar seas are covered with ice.! Global warming is causing a reduction in sea ice cover. Fig. 18.9d
20 Carving and Carrying by Ice! Glaciers are important forces of landscape change. " Erosion " Transport " Deposition Fig b
21 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Glaciers carve deep valleys, such as Yosemite Valley.! Polished granite domes and vertical cliffs are the result of glacial erosion. Fig a
22 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Glacial abrasion a sandpaper effect on substrate " Substrate is pulverized to fine rock flour. " Sand in moving ice abrades and polishes bedrock. Fig c
23 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Glacial abrasion a sandpaper effect on substrate " Large rocks are dragged across bedrock gouge striations. " Striations run parallel to direction of ice movement. Central Park, New York City Fig d
24 ! Erosional features of glaciated valleys: " Cirques " Tarns " Aretes " Horns " U-shaped valleys " Hanging valleys " Fjords Glacial Erosion and Its Products Fig a
25 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Cirques bowl-shaped basins high on a mountain " Form at the uppermost portion of a glacial valley. " Freeze-thaw mass wasting chews into the cirque headwall. " After ice melts, the cirque often becomes a tarn (lake).
26 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Arete a knife-edge ridge "Formed by two cirques that have eroded toward one another
27 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Horn a pointed mountain peak " Formed by three or more cirques that surround the peak Fig b
28 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! U-shaped valleys " Glacial erosion creates a distinctive trough. " Compare to V-shaped fluvial valleys. Fig c
29 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Hanging valleys " The intersection of a tributary glacier with a trunk glacier " Trunk glacier incises deeper into bedrock. " Troughs have different elevations. " A waterfall results. Fig d
30 Glacial Erosion and Its Products! Glaciers can also erode by plucking. " Ice freezes around bedrock fragments and plucks chunks as glacier advances. " It forms a distinctive asymmetric hill called a roche moutonée. Fig
31 ! Fjords Glacial Erosion and Its Products " U-shaped glacial troughs flooded by the sea " Accentuated by isostatic rebound Fig
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